Alstom has signed a contract worth over EUR 14 million with Gensa SA ESP for lifetime extension and power upgrade in Termopaipa Unit 1, a power plant located at Paipa, Boyaca. The upgrade will bring more energy to the local population and improve the efficiency of the plant. The implementation will be concluded in 2016.

Alstom's scope includes a power output increase from nominal 33 MW to 36 MW in a first step and later on to 39 MW upon further modifications for boiler steam flow, auxiliary systems and life time extension through repair or replacement of components, such as generators and steam turbine. The work will be executed in a partnership between Alstom's teams in Columbia and Germany.